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Sudbury (E. W. Goodnow). — Canker worms are doing some 

 damage. Corn is very backward, and the acreage is about normal. 

 Haying has not yet begun, but there is prospect of a good crop. 

 Potatoes look well, and the acreage is about the same as usual. 

 Early market-garden crops are about normal in yield and price, 

 and the prospect is good for later ones. Dairy products are in 

 better demand than usual, and prices are higher. Pastures are 

 looking well. There promises to be a large crop of fruit and 

 berries. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — Indian corn is rather backward, on 

 account of cold weather. Very little haying has been done as yet, 

 and there will not be a full crop. The acreage of early potatoes 

 is about the same as usual, and the promise for the crop is good. 

 Asparagus has been a very light crop, having been frozen several 

 times in May. Prices for dairy products are rather better than in 

 previous years. Pasturage is in poor condition. Strawberries will 

 be a fair crop, although injured by frost ; blackberries promise 

 well ; no cherries ; few peaches ; pears rather light ; early apples 

 injured by frosts, late varieties hardly a full crop. 



Littleton (G. TV. Sanderson) . — Tent caterpillars and canker 

 worms have done damage where spraying has not been practised. 

 The average amount of corn was planted, but is backward, on 

 account of cool weather. Haying has not yet begun ; old fields 

 will give light crops ; newly seeded land looks well. The average 

 acreage of early potatoes has been planted, and they are looking 

 well. Milk is the principal dairy product, with the quantity and 

 price both greater than last year ; good cows are in quick demand, 

 at higher prices. Pastures are in good condition. Strawberries and 

 blackberries are the principal small fruits grown, and promise well. 



Ashby (A. Wetherbee) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn looks finely and the acreage is increased about 10 per cent 

 including that for the silo. Haying has not begun, and unless 

 rain comes very soon the crop will be light. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is rather above the average, and the crop promises fairly 

 well. Quantity and price of dairy products average ; dairy cows 

 a little cheaper than last year. The weather has been too dry for 

 grass in pastures to grow very fast. Strawberries are a short 

 crop ; apples dropping a good deal ; too early to predict as to other 

 fruits. 



Pepperell (P. J. Kemp). — Rose bugs are doing some damage, 

 and potato bugs are just appearing. Indian corn is about two 

 weeks late, but looks healthy ; acreage about the same as last 

 year. Haying has not begun, and there is likely to be a very 



